DEVELOPMENT OF MODULAR PRODUCTION LINES

Abstract

Keeping and improving the competitiveness on the market of machine building depends on effectiveness, lead-time, flexibility and the process-quality of manufacturers. Companies providing design and build production lines can choose two different methods for machine design. First method is the application of earlier designed up-builds of production line, and the usage of those as a fitted construction according to the market demands. Second method is to develop an own machine-family, containing standardized elements, based on variation of constructional principles. The main advantages of this second method are predominating mainly when high number of orders has to be fulfilled. The goal of this paper is to introduce the modular system, and to compare conventional design method and this modular one.